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Renowned British crocodile expert Adam Britton has been sentenced to 10 years and five months in Australia for sexually abusing dogs. He faces accusations of raping and torturing more than 40 dogs. Britton confessed to 56 charges related to bestiality and animal cruelty, as well as four counts of accessing child abuse material, according to a report by BBC.

The Northern Territory (NT) Supreme Court reportedly heard that the 53-year-old filmed himself torturing the animals, leading to their deaths, and then shared these videos online under various pseudonyms. Prosecutors informed the court that Britton has exhibited a 'sadistic sexual interest' in animals, particularly dogs, since at least 2014. They revealed that he used to torture animals in a "torture room" until they died, record the acts, and upload the footage online.

Britton's abuse went unnoticed for years until a clue emerged from one of his videos. He was arrested in April 2022 following a search of his rural Darwin property, where child abuse material was also discovered on his laptop. The details of Britton's crimes are too graphic to be published, and Chief Justice Michael Grant cautioned the courtroom that they were so "grotesque" they could induce "nervous shock”.

Britton will have to wait until September 2028 before he can apply for parole, with the six-year period backdated to his initial arrest in April 2022.

Single Clue That Caught Britton

The key clue that exposed the horrific crimes of Britton was discovered by an internet investigator in an abuse video he had posted online. In one video, an anonymous user identified an adult female dog wearing an orange City of Darwin leash with the slogan, "Great pets start with you". This geographic detail led to his arrest, according to MailOnline. 

The investigator reported the video to the NT Animal Welfare Branch via Gmail, which then passed the information to the police. A month after Britton uploaded the video, his house was raided.

During the raid on his property near Darwin, police found a container in his garden filled with computers, cameras, external hard drives, and sex toys. Prosecutors stated that this "torture room" was used to "torture, sexually exploit, and kill dogs.” Britton referred to the container as his "torture room" and shared the footage of his crimes online under various pseudonyms.